California Penal Code

§ 13515.25

PEN § 13515.25 Effective Jan 1, 2017Title 4 · Part 4 · Ch. 1 · Art. 2

Statute text

(a)The Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training shall establish and keep updated a continuing education classroom training course relating to law enforcement interaction with persons with mental disabilities. The training course shall be developed by the commission in consultation with appropriate community, local, and state organizations and agencies that have expertise in the area of mental illness and developmental disability, and with appropriate consumer and family advocate groups. In developing the course, the commission shall also examine existing courses certified by the commission that relate to persons with mental disabilities. The commission shall make the course available to law enforcement agencies in California.

(b)The course described in subdivision (a) shall consist of classroom instruction and shall utilize interactive training methods to ensure that the training is as realistic as possible. The course shall include, at a minimum, core instruction in all of the following:

(1)The cause and nature of mental illnesses and developmental disabilities.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 367, Sec. 1. (SB 1221) Effective January 1, 2017.